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About NTU QFASC

The NTU Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science Club (QFASC) primarily serves the actuarial science community in Nanyang Technological University, although most of the events organised by the QFASC are open to students from all disciplines.

The key events of the club are the

• Actuarial Science Case Challenge, which was first launched in March 2012. This yearly competition aims to raise awareness of actuarial science to all undergraduate students from the main local universities in Singapore. The competition details can be found under Appendix F.

• Actuarial Science Networking Night, which gives undergraduate students an opportunity to interact with actuarial professionals and learn more about the potential career choices in the actuarial industry. This event is open to all students regardless of discipline from the major universities in Singapore.

• Organising of information talks, where distinguished speakers from the actuarial industry are invited to share their experiences and provide students insight to various career opportunities.

Visit our website at http://www3.nbs.ntu.edu.sg/clubs/qfasc/index.html

About RICT

The Risk Intelligence Challenge Trophy (RICT) is an inter-university risk competition which aims to raise risk awareness of undergraduate students and provide students a glimpse into the risk industry. The RICT welcomes participants to provide fresh perspectives on risk management which could potentially enrich the risk industry. Besides promoting curiosity and enthusiasm in the professional risk issues, the RICT aims to encourage participants' independent learning via logical and creative thinking.

Vision

To help build and raise awareness of current risk issues amongst students by providing a challenging learning opportunity for the developing young minds and engaging them in a deeper understanding of the subject matter.

Objectives

To support learning by raising awareness of how risk is related to all aspects of business and our everyday lives
To engage the new generation in understanding their perspective of risk
To provide a platform for undergraduates to share and refresh their opinions regarding risk issues surrounding them
To allow undergraduates from different colleges and different faculties to interact amongst themselves and with risk professionals from Deloitte's Enterprise Risk Services practice

About Deloitte Enterprise Risk Services

Technological innovation, globalisation, complex regulation and increased accountability at the Senior Management and Board levels have all combined to significantly change the landscape of risk management today. Managing risk has become increasingly complex due to the emerging risks of e-business from online security to customer privacy.

Deloitte's Risk Consulting practice has the full range of Governance, Risk Management & Compliance service capabilities required to help organisations attain Risk Intelligence. We work with clients to improve their business performance by helping them understand and manage their risks and controls throughout the enterprise. We provide a wide spectrum of risk management services in two broad categories - Information & Technology Risk and Business Risk.

Taken from http://mycareer.deloitte.com/sg/en/ourservices/enterpriseriskservices

About Nanyang Business School

Consistently counted among the world’s top-tier business schools, we are one of the most established and comprehensive providers of business and management education in the Asia-Pacific.

For over 50 years, we have nurtured leaders from around the world, employing innovative pedagogy that melds rigorous academic theory with real-world business practice. Being fully integrated into Nanyang Technological University, we are able to draw on the strengths of one of Asia’s most comprehensive research-intensive universities to provide enriching opportunities for interdisciplinary study. This holistic approach extends across our wide array of undergraduate and graduate programmes – as well as non-degree executive courses – ensuring that our graduates thrive and succeed in today’s increasingly dynamic and interconnected world.

Our academic excellence and industry relevance is well recognised globally by independent publications and organisations. Our MBA programme is ranked regularly as one of Asia’s best and we are accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) – the world’s most widely recognised quality assurance standards for accounting and business education. Our research has also received outstanding ratings in various academic surveys, with several of our faculty recognised as global leaders in fields such as accounting, finance, and culture intelligence.

Taken from http://www.nbs.ntu.edu.sg/About_Us/Pages/Home.aspx